The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-27 00:00:00

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. There will in this week be five opera nights, viz. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, I riday, and z;aturday. Extra Night. Mille. AdeLim Patti, Madame 1 idiee ; M. Faure, Signor Gra ziani, and nor M in, THIS EVENING (Monday), June 27, Gounod's Opera, in five acts, FAUST E MARGHERiTA. Margherita, Mdle. Adelina Siebe , Madame Dldlee; Marta, Mdlle. Anese ; Mefisto ee, M. Faure; Vale tino, signor Gr ziani; Wagner, Ltignor Tagliafice; and Faust, Signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre rta Is, 10s. 6d., 75., and 55.; amphitheatre:2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had ist the box-of6c • under the portico of the thea,re, which Is )pen from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and Librarians'. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— F•ole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Mr. Howe and Miss L. Angel. After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowden, Nelly Moore, Fitzwilliam. Followed by LOKD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Mr. Compton, Mr. Howe, dec. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING will be performed a new and original Drama, by R. Sinus, Esq., entitled LIGHT AND SHADOW. Mr. D. Murray, D. Fisher, J. W. Ray, J. Nelson, &c.; Miss Stafford and aosa Caroline Carson. After which. the new play by John Oxenford, Esq., THE MONASTERY OF sr. Jusr: Messrs. Vining, H. Mars ton, J. Nelson, J. W. Ray, H. Mellon, W. Robins, C. Seyton, Chapman ; Mrs. H. Marston, and Mdlle. Stella Colas. !VEIN THEATRE-R0 !AL, ADELPHI.-• &go Proprietor and Manazer, Mr. B. Webster. - THIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. Followed by THE DEAD HEART : Robert Landry (his original character), Mr. Benjamin Webster, suppo ted by Messrs. A. •tirling, J. L. Toole, T. Stuart, Paul Bedford, Bilington ; Miss Woolgar (Mrs. Allred Mellon), Miss Kelly, After which, THE AREA BELLE, with a horrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Toche, F. 13edlord, n. I ton:terMiss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. ItOYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of ilfr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. Re.engagement of those ee ebraced and popular artistes, Mr an Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the copular wines or Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charle.. Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. l',ul Bedford, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone; Miss H, rbert, - Mrs Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, Mrs. Stirling, ana Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F. 'Robinson. At 8, the Comic Drama of USED UP. Messrs. C. Mathews, Ashley, J. Johnstone, Montagne, W Chamberlaine ; Miss Patti Josephs, and Mrs. Frank Matthews. At 10, LITTLE TODDLEKINS, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. Mr. and Mrs, Frank Matutws, Mr. Ash ey, Miss Wentworth. In Rehearsal, FAUST AND MARGUERITE. An Im morality, by F. C. Burnan Esq., in which Mr. and Mis. Charles .►lathews will appear. PARIS BONNETS for JUNE.—MeaRrg..TAY'S Manazer has h s day returned from Paris with an assortment of th, most elegant and fashionabe Summer Bonnets, selected from the m.fga.sins of the first houses in that city. , - JAY'S, The London General Mourning Warehouse, 217, 219, and 251, Regent-street. June 1, 1864. NOVEL STYLE FRENCH BONNETS. French fash'on has produced Bonnets for this month of a light go samer texture, whin accJmmodate the present style of wearing awl oisplayir g the lady's h ir. They are of the most exquisite variety, and, though still adhering to the favourite colours of black, white, and neutral, are entirely remodelled in shape, size, and substance. Spe.ially imported from Paris for JAY'S, Tho LczrLon General Mourning Warehouse, 247, 249, and 231, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLEs HAL L COMPANY'S COAL?. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 235. per ton. I Double.. 20s. per ton. Top 225. „ Deep ....215. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke 155. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. TIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," IL Containing. the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, an be had Every I:vetting of G. It. GLILNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, :rune 27, 1864. -O. THERMQMETER. This day at Two o'clock 6O Barometer-30.02. ; moderate breeze and fine, .but cloudy at times. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tun DA.V.—Morning, ih. 40ra.—Afternoon, Bh. 14m ro•osor,Row.-Morning, Bh. 43m.—Afternoon, 9:a. 18m Ft -,,., L ...,,,.., k 0 c s e;q , ~,,f., i m r ,, , , , it s , LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1864. The rapid extension of railway works in the metropolis has had one important Effect which must not be overlooked in the annoyance consequent upon the deterioration cf property or the gratification attending improved facilities for traffic. It has pro duced other results lees apparent, pc rhapa, to the upper classes of society, but no lees deserving of at tention. The demolition of houses consequent upon the passage of the lines through the densely packed streets of London has sensibly diminished the amount of house accommodation available for the poor, and of that necessary of decent life there was already a deficient supply. Our philanthropists and social reformers are beginning to turn their thoughts seriously in thi s direction, being fully aware that preaching and good advice are alike thrown away—that the influence of education and moral training is lamentably cou nteracted by the squalid rooms into which two or three families are often huddled together. The Esrl of DERBY has busied himself in nee:lug to the labouring c l asses the right of railway travelling at the lowestpos sible Fate, bat mu c h rema i ns t o b e done in providing decent houses for those whose occupation or neces sities keep them within the bounds of the metropolis and its immediate suburbs. The scandalous condi tion of the dwellings of some portions of our agri cultural population has lately been much discussed, and some severe strictures were deservedly passed on the neglect or indifference of landlords, but Londoners must not exempt themselves from blame if they fail to encourage and assist the work of pro viding homes for the metropolitan artisans and their families. There is much being done in this way by various associations and by private benevolence, One of these societies held its general meeting the other day, when the report of financial returns, the statistics of the number of houses, &c., was read. It is Satisfactory to find that this benevolent asso ciation was able to pay a dividend of 3 per cent. to the shareholders, besides carrying a balance of £2OO to the guarantee fund. This is doubly gratifying, becaus e it not only pcierves those t heritable persons who have invested their money in such an undertaking edi oni pecuniary less, but is tends to substantiate the assertion that improved dwellings for the poor can b e made to reimburse their owners and become self-supporting . There will always be found b:inevolent and liberal persons to come forward and build model dw e lli ngs and lodgieg.houses, but if the whole system cf house accommodation for t.le poor is to undergo that reform which it imperatively demands, it must be a trotter of business, and not of charity. Philanthro pists will always be the exception, and we cannot suppose that even a considerable fraction of the metropolitan householders will make their own interest subordinate to the good of their fellows. We cannot reasonably anticipate that men will lay out money in repairs and alterations, and enter upon a losing speculation in the ordinary way ot lasasiness, and, therefore, it is of /he highest im portance to make our plans practical as well as philanthropical, with a due regard to the pocket of the landlord, as well as to the moral and physical wellbeing of the tenant. There will always be much that hence olence alone can do, and surely the riches of a charitable man can find few more praise worthy outlets than the improvement and embel lishment of the homes of the poor. It is one of the happy privileges of wealth that it can afford to dis regard the monetary returns which are so valuable to other men, and thus some of the model dwellings can lay claim to attractions which many houses of a far higher standing have no pretentious to. In a very interesting pamphlet, recently published by the Society of Arts,* we find an account of various experiments made throughout the metropolis with regard to improved dwellings, model lodging houses, &c. Mr. TWINING, a member of the Coun cil, has, at his own expense, collected all available information as to the results obtained in a financial as well as a sanitary point of view, by the societies and individuals who have occupied themselves in this matter. It was thought, with justice, that such information would supply most valuable aid in further proceedings of the kicd, by showing what contrivances had proved most effectual in " render ing sanitary and other improvements acceptable to the poor and remunerative to builders and capi taliats." This combined result is the great object to aim at, since it is useless to construct model dwellings cn such a plan as to disgust those who are intended to occupy them, while, on the other hand, it is, as we have said, imperatively necessary to make them remunerative investments if we hope to see them supply in any degree the wants of our labouring classes. It is by no means impossible to unite these two objects, and in many parts of Lon don model dwellings have succeeded in every point of view. Whet are called the renovated dwellings ate naturally more profitable than new hoases,as so much preliminary expense is avoided, and, in one instance, that of the Charles-street renovated lodging-house, belonging to the Labourers' Friend Society, returns of from 12 to 15 per cent. have actually been ob tained. This is the more gratifying, as the locality is one of the worst in London ; and it is, therefore, somewhat surprising to find that a lodging-house conducted under strict regulations should prove a profitable speculation. This is not, however, always the case, since the Peter-street Lodging-house, in Westminster, has during the last few years been a decided loss, so that it will not do to base too favourable anticipations on the returns of the Charles-street experiment. Lodging-houses natu rally present a great difficulty in the necessity of enforcing some rale as to hours, &c., which the migratory and vagrant class who patronise them may be unwilling to submit to; besides, in less select houses, liberty is allowed as to card-playing. gambling, &c., that is inadmissible in the model dwellings. Still the fact that such satisfactory results can be attained in a neighbourhood like that of Drury-lane is very important, and at Vic toria-chambers, belonging to Mr. BARRY, of Ebury street, the manager is frequently unable during the winter months to receive all applications. The model dwellings for families are, perhaps, of more importance, and of these we find several interesting particulars in the Report we have alluded to. They are subdivided in the list into three departments— urban dwellings, with external galleries ; urban dwellings, without galleries ; and suburban dwell ings. The plan of galleries is one much esteemed by some persons, on account of various advantages in populous districts; besides relieving the building from the charge of house duty, as each tenement in houses of this kind has been decided by judicial authority to be a separate house with regard to taxation. It is, certainly, a matter of common prudence to adopt any plan, consistent with health and propriety, by which the inevitable expenses can be reduced, and it is the lack of this kind of prudence which often makes bene volent undertakings so oppressively expensive. The gallery system has great advantages in case of fire, when accidents are too probable in houses let out in floors. Another very excellent and practical plan for lessening the expense of such establish ments is the letting of the ground floor out in shops. Thus in the Lisson Grove Buildings, belong ing to the Marylebone Association, shops are let out at £35 per annum, thus making a material diffe rence in the balance sheet. The various schemes for increasing the comfort and convenience of th© tenants are weighed in this report, and form an I alportant part of the effiir, since it is absolutely necessary that the poor should be attached to the dwellings if they are to be of any real service. It is only philanthropists like 2tiiss BURDETT COUTTS who can afford to sacrifice a whole floor of a block of buildings to club-rooms and wash.houses, but there are many less costly ways in which the wishes of the tenants can be consulted. What is most urgently needed is a reform in the dwellings of the classes was can only afford to pay ls. 6d. or 2s. 6d. weekly, and this is most difficult to bring about It is much easisr to provide for the necessities of • he class above them, who can pay from ss. to 7s. 61., but they ara more able to get respectable places to begin with and more likely' to keep them in order. It is the lower class that must be reached before we can make any impression on the overcrowding and other evils at present existing. We are, therefGre, very glad to find that the trustees of the Peabody Fund are directing their efforts towards the eleva tion of this class, and their model dwellings near .he Great Eastern Railway Terminus ar© designed or the lower paid rank of workmen and their anlilies. One great object to attain is the avoid• an" of that overcrowding which has been styled by a competent authority the worst of all unwhole some infinetees, and which is so frightfully common where rooms are let out singly to families. Such outrages of sanitary laws bring a terrible punish ment of epidemi c di sease , w hi c h fi n d s its nursery ser t y he i s a h these abodes, and thus the neglect of the wealther portion of the, population recoil s upo n themselves. There is every reason for a thorough reform in the matter of dwellings for our labouring classes, and the first step towards l ast i ng an d effec tual improvement is to consider carefully the expe rience of the past in order to profit by its successes, and to take warning from its failures. * Report addressed to the Council by the Sp ec i al cam _ mittee, on the Statistics of Dwellings improvement in the Metropolis. Simpkins, NI, Strand. The inquest held at Eghatn regarding the cause of the deaths of the five unfortunate persons who perished at the recent accident on the South Western Railway was brought to a conclusion last Friday, and resulted in a verdict of manslaughter being found against THOMAS LEE, the engine driver, and JOHN TRAINER, the fireman of the second train. We have hitherto refrained from commenting on the probable causes of the acci dent, deeming it right to await the result of the coroner's inquest; but now that the verdict of the jury is pronounced, we shall proceed to make a few remarks upon the evidence before the jury, and which induced them to return their verdict. We do not quarrel with their finding, for, practically, it was the only one which they could legitimately come to, unless they found that the collision vira., , accidental, and this they could hardly do. I no more conclusive evidence o f negl i gence i s b rought forward at their trial, we do not believe that the men committed taye much to apprehend from it. As regards the company, the verdict of the jury is, however, both just and severe, and will be received with satisfaction by the public. After declaring the engine-driver and fireman guilty of man. slaughter, they, as it were, recommend them to mercy by adding that they considered they were labouring under great disadvantages owing to the general mismanagement of the company, and then proceed to particularise the more especial in stances in which this mismanagement was conspi cuous—namely, the want of a turn-table at Ascot; the absence of a means of communication between the guard and driver; and the reckless manner in which the trains were started. In most railway accidents where the company's servants are to blame, it is generally among the subordinates that the fault rests; but in the pres -nt instance, by the evidence of Mr. ARCHIBALD SCOTT, the traffic manager of the line, the accident is mainly attrie butable to the too faithful fulfilment of his master's orders. Although five minates is but a short time to elapse between the starting of trains, yet provided that proper precautions were taken there is no reason why an accident should occur. Care seems to have been taken to provide extra signals for the occasion, and the men employed upon this duty seem to have performed it correctly; but it was a great mistake, on the part of Mr. SCOTT, to give written orders to the driver of the first train to stop at Egham, and to the driver of the train which followed, only five minutes later, orders to pass through Egham and not to stop until he reached Staines, and yet not informing him that the preceding train was to stop at Egham. The driver may not have observed the danger-signal at the auxiliary station ; but up to the moment of reach. ing that point, all the signals had shown him that five minutes had elapsed since the passing of the preceding train, and here then, although the driver may have been guilty of neglect, surely the conduct of his superior is far more reprehensible. Again, why was there no turntable at Ascot ? Mr. SCOTT, in his examination, gave a most extraordinary reason, "He did not think a turntable was neces. sary at Ascot, as the only time at which it would be used would be during the race week, when the arrivals of the trains would be so frequent as to prevent the possibility of reversing the engine. He thought such an arrangement would be productive of great danger. Although the proper way of running an engine was tender behind, he did not think that any danger would result from reversing it." Why, that is the only time when it would be required. In fact, it was the profit expected to be derived during the Ascot Races that induced the company to construct the line, and its extension to Reading was an after-thought. In reply to Mr. SCOTT'S statement, however, Colonel YOLLAND rec arked in his observations at the conclusion of the inquiry, that running an engine backwards, or having the " tender in front, did not give the driver the same power over his engine. He was sure there could be no difficulty in turning the engines that ar rived at Ascot at two, and did not leave till five, pro vided there was a turntable erected. He dissented entirely from the statement made on behalf of the company that, even if there had been a turntable at Ascot, the engines would not have been turned on the day in question. With a proper turntable, he repeated, he wis perfectly satisfied that every engine would be turned. He considered it most dangerous to conduct any kind of traffic, more par tioularly in the case of special traffic, without using a turntable, no matter how long the interval be tween the trains." This view of the case is tall( n by the engine -driver, who stated that it took about four minutes to turn an engine at the Waterloo sta tion, and yet Mr. SCOTT does not think it possible to turn an engine at Ascot, although the engines on an average remained at that station upwards of two hours. Mr. SCOTT'S reascns, or rather excuses, concerning the communications between the guard and driver, are quite as unsatisfactory. He admitted that the means of communication was broken, but that the object of the communication was to enable the guard to call attention to any accident, such as a wheel breaking, and not for signalling danger. He, ho Never, afterwards admitted that in a case of danger it might be made use of. Such an excuse needs no comment, It is tolerably evident that the want of this communication was the ultimate cause of the accident ; for the guard, in his evidence, stated that when he first saw the danger signal i was some quarter of a mile distant, and on at dan. ger. The speed was not slackened at the time, and he immediately applied the break. Now, as the speed was not slackened, it is obvious the driver did not see the danger signal so soon as the guard did, and this probably arose from the fact that, as the engine was running backwards, his face would possibly be towards the engine rather than in the direction in which the train was moving ; but in any case, bad the communication been intact, the guard could at once have signalled him to shut off his steam. Half a minute's earlier intimation of danger, a few hundred yards more gained, and the catastrophe would have been averted. Lastly, let As ask why telegraphic communications were not kept up along the line. Colonel YOLLAND in- formed the jury that, in consequence of an accident which occurred is two following trains at Virginia Water, the Government inspector who attended the inquiry recommended the adoption of the electric telegraph for sigral purposes, and the company had promised that such a system should be established for working at any rate Ascot races traffic. The danger of running special trains at short intervals could only be obviated by using the ordinary electric telegruphs or block system, The Board of Trade had no power to enforce the use of either of these systems. How well the company kept their promise, the late lamentable lose of lite can show. With regard to the absence of a turn. table at Ascot, we think that the Board of Trade are to blame in sanctioning the opening of the line in its absence. Here Colonel YOLLAND observed that "the requirements of the iuspeaing offieez s of railways varied according to necessity, and if sanc tio❑ were sought at the present time to open the Ascot lines, no inspector would pass it without a turntable being provided. He could not imagine auy case where a train ran more than four or five miles in which it would be proper to place the engine tender foremost." If it is considered unsafe to permit a new line to be opened without the re quisite turntables, surely it i s unw i se to perm it t h e traffic to be continued on an o li li ne i n an equa ll y unprovided state. No doubt this m e l anc h o ly acc i. dent may have the tact of making the managers and cfficials of railway companies more careful generally; but it is not creditable to the existing state of thing s that human lives must be sacrificed periodically for the b e tt er secur it y an d sa f ety o f t h e public. THE SURREY COOKING DEPOT.—On Saturday a gentlemen, presided over by the meeting of noblemen and Earl of Shrewsbury , and which was a tt en d e d b y L or d institution, and h n, establishedt in the N ew - cut, Lam b eth, for the purpose of supplying t he poorer classes with good and substantial food at the lowest possible price. It was oer philanthropists, was held at this ti evi denced to their satisfaction that a substantial dinner can be suppiied at a maximum sum of fourpence with a profit ; and a resolution was adopted to the effect that, in consequence ~f the great success which had attended the Surrey Cooking Depot, it is desiraule that such depots should be established in all quarters in London where the working and poorer classes are congregated. Further, it was resolved to raise a capital of £50,000 iu /hares, 0 effect the object. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [ERITTER'S TELEGRAMS.] FRANCE AND JAPAN, The Moniteur of yesterday contains the follow. ing : The following arrangement has been concluded between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassadors of Japan. His Majesty the Emperor of the French and his Majesty the Emperor of Japan, desiring to consoli date by marks of mutual confidence the relations of friendship and of commerce which exist between the two countries, have resolved to settle by common accord and by special arrangement the difficulties which have arisen between their governments since the year 1862. In consequence his Excellency M. Dronyn de ',buys, Minister Secretary of State for the Depart ment of Foreign Afflirs of his Majesty the Emperor of the French ; and their Excellencies Ikeda Tdi kougo no Kami.Kawats.ou Idzou no Kami, Kawada Sagami no Kami, Ambassadors of his Majesty the Tycoon, duly authorised to that effect, have agreed upon the following articles Art. 1. In reparation of the net of hostility com mitted in the month of July, 1863, against the ship Kien Chang of the Imperial navy, upon which shots were fired in the province of Nagato, the Japanese Goveinrnent undertakes to pay into the hands of the French at Yeddo, three months after the return of their Excellencies the ambassadors of the T 3, coon to Japan, an indemnity of 140,000 Mexican piastres, of which 100,000 piastres will be paid by the Go vernment itself, and 40,000 piastres by the authori ties of the province of Nigato. Art. 2. Tne Japanese Government also undertake to put an en 1, within three months after the return to Lpan of V.eir Excellencies the Lmbassadors of the Tycoon, to the hindrances which French ships that wish to piss the strait of Sirnonosaai meet with at present, and to keep that passage free at all times by recurring, if necess.ry, to tae em ployment of force, and by acting, if need be, in con cert with the commandment of the French naval division. Art. 3. It is agreed between the two Govern ments that in order to promote the regular develop ment of commercial exchange between France and Japan, the tariff reductions recently accorded by the Government of his Majesty the Tycoon to foreign commerce shall be maintained in favour of the articles imported by French merchants, or under the French flag, during the entire duration of the treaty concluded at Yeddo between the two coun- tries on the 9th, October, 1858. In consequence, while that treaty remains in force, the Japanese customs shall admit free the following articles, in tended for the preparation and package of tea—tin foil, solder, matting, rattans, oils for painting, in digo, gypsum, pans, and baskets. It will simply impose a duty of 5 per cent. ad valorem upon wines and spirits, white sugar, iron and tin, machinery and detached pieces of machinery, linen tissues, clocks, watches, watch chains, glass, medicines; and a duty of 6 per cent. upon plate glass, mirrors, porcelain, jewellery, perfumery, soaps, arms, cut lery, books, engravings, and drawings. Art. 4. This arrangement will be considered as forming an integral part of the treaty of the 9th October, 1858, between France and Japan, and it will be immediately put i❑ execution without it being necessary to submit it to the ratification of the respective sovereigns. Ia witness whereof the undermentioned pleni potentiaries have signed and sealed the present arrangement. Done in Paris, in duplicate, the twentieth day of the month of June, of the year eighteen hundred and bixty-four, DROUYN DE LHUYS. DIKOUGO NO KAMI. KAWATSOU IDZOU NO KAMI. KAWADA SAGAMI NO KAMI. In addition to the above arrangement the Japa nese ambaoslidors, charged by the Tycoon to offer to the government of the Emperor reparation for the attack of which a French officer (Lietuenant Camtp , ) was victim in Japan, have eng,tge'd to ply as an indemi:ila sum of 35,000 doilats, or 192,500 f., to be Landed to the family of that. officer. This payment was immediately eff,cted. Tue envoys ut he Tycoon at the same time declared that their Government would take all necessary measures fur uetecting tad punishing the murderers of Lieut. Camus, The Independance Beige says that the .Lpancsc, ambassadors were to have visited England, Holland, and Switz , ...rland, but that, owing to political modi fications in their government, they hastily concluded their negotiations with France, in order to return home at once. It is said, however, that another embassy is to be sent to Europe at the commence. ment of next year. Courtesy of the Orleans Family. A statement appeared some days back in the .London Weekly Register (a Roman Catholic paper) to the effect that Bishop Grant, who was the cele brant at the marriage of the Count de Paris, had been treated by the family with great discourtesy. That statement, which was copied into the Monde of Paris, and commented upon iu the same spirit, produced a certain sensation both among Legitimists and Orleaniste. Finding that th© article of the London paper was reproduced in a French journal, which did not express 6ny doubt of its accuracy, General Count Dumas has addressed the following letter to the Monde : Sir,--If the Abbe Gaelle, Chaplain to the Queen Marie Adelaide, were not detained in attendance on the Duke de Montpensier, who has been dangerously ill, he would have given a contradiction to the misstatements in the IP eekly _Register, which you copied into your paper of yesterday, In his absence I feel bound to do so, as I am the person who was charged by her Majesty with the arrange ments for tho marriage of the Count de Paris. You say that the Catholic Bishop of Southwark, who performed the marriage ceremony, had reason to complain of the treat ment he received. I deny this in the most distinct manner, and, 0 corroborate my denial, I refer you to Monseigneur Grant himself. He will tell you with what respect and affection be has been treated on every occasion by the Queen, and by every member of the family. As for the facts on which you found that strange assertion, there is not a single one - which is not absolutely contrary to the truth. In the hospitality offered to the guests at Claremont there was no distinction to make between Catholic children and Protestant, for the simple reason that the Royal Family had not invited children, to add,' as you express it, " to the splendour of the ceremony," and consequently, some could not have been cared for and others neglected, The Protestant Dean of St. Paul's had not to say grace at the table of the Royal guests, as he was not present, not having been included in the number of English personages invited. It Monseieneur Grant did not take part in the repast which followed the nuptial benediction, the reason is, that he preferred, as he did last year, on the occasion of the marriage of the Duke de Chartres, and in conformity to ecclesiastical usage, not coming tot Jaren:mut fora marriage feast. But Monseigneur Grant, as well as all the priests who assisted him, was received by the Abbe Guelle in the name of dr_ Queen, and a collation was specially prepared for him, at his own convenience, and in the place and at the hour which he himself had fixed upon. And as for what you say, Sir, with respect to the anti. Catholic tendencies of the House of Orleans, I again refer you to the venerable Bishop of Southwark. He, lam con vinced, will tell you that there is not a Catholic family in his diocese who performs all the duties of our religion with more exactness and piety than all the members of the Orleans family. I rely on your impartiality, Sir, for the insertion of the present letter in your next number; and I pray you to receive tho assurance of my distinguisbed consideration. General Count C. D UMAB. PREPARATIONS FOR WARS—Orders have been received at the Stores at Pimlico, and the Arsenal at Wool wich, to prepare, and hold in readiness for immediate use, the necessary articles of clothing and warlike equipment for a force of 30,000 men.-- United Service Gazette. THE WATERWITCH.—It is stated that the Water witch, captured by the Confederates in Ossabaw Sound on the 3d June, has arrived at Savannah. INSIDE A MEWS IN LONDON.—I arrived at the mews in question at the appointed time. It was situated ..i a very quiet and respectable neighbour hood, and was in itself a very orderly-looking place. Why do grooms take such pride in the windows of their sleeping -rooms ? Every other window that I looked at was fenced in with a mimic five-barred gate, and palings painted white and the five•barred gate green. No doubt, these are but expressions of the country taste of the country-bred lads who come up to town to seek their for tunes, and sink down into the cunning groom one meth. , with at the corners of streets in May Fair, plotting treason against their masters with the corn-chandler,—Once a inek. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, THE MONASTERY OF ST. JUST. The natural desire to witness the accomplished Stella Colas in a part other than that of Juliet, and the high expectations raised by the announcement of the production of a new version of M. Cesimir Delavigne's play, " Don Juan d'Autriche," drew together on Saturday evening one of the most bril liant and crowded audiences that ever assembled within the walls of the Princess's Theatre. In "Louis XL" Delavigne drew the portrait of a tiger and fox combined, and made the character ridiculous as well as detestable by its union of bigotry and wickedness, cruelty and cowardice. In the present drama he has not dealt so harshly with royalty, though i❑ the character of Philip the Second of Spain he has drawn a masterly portrait of a soul moved and swayed by the fiercest selfishness and brutality. This, the central character of his pic ture, is drawn and coloured in with all that artistic knowledge of the power of light and shade, and of the most sudden and violent contrasts in which the modern French dramatists are so potent. Mr. John Oxenford has entitled his version " The Monastery of St. Just," and reduced the original five acts to three, chiefly by cutting down the dialogue in those parts where the heroine is not upon the stage; and he has altered the termination of the drama in such a way as to make it end happily, if not powerfu l ly, in the English fashion. The plot of the play, briefly told, is as follows: Don Juan, a natural son of Charles V., who is ignorant of his parentage, is rather in the way of his brother, Philip 11., now King of Spain; and is ;n love with and beloved by one Donna Florinda (Stella Co as). Unfortunately Donna Florinda. be lieves Perself to be a Jewess, and the Jews are being exterminated by the fanatical Spaniards, but this obstacle would not delay her union with Juan, it she had not inspired a passion in the breast of her monarch, Philip 11. The King consigns Juan to a monastery, while he sends the lady to tie inquisi tion, that he may have the credit of saving her from torture and death. Don Quexada, a faithiul friend and tutor of Juan's, finding that the name of the monastery has been left blank in the royal order, fills in the name of the Monastery of St. Just. Here it is that Emperor Charles the Fifth has retired after his active life. Juan meets his father in the monastery, and the old and eccentric king, after causing the monks to spread a report of his death, suddenly rouses himself to help his natural son out of the difficulty. By getting himself elected prior of the monastery he is able to release Juan, in defiance of Philip's royal order; and in the third act, when there seems no way of saving Donna Florinda from the attacks of Philip, although she • has denounced herself as a Jewess, he appears in his monastic robes, makes a statement which seems to prove that she is not a Jewess, but only a Jew's adopted child, gives her to Juan, orders the two brothers to become friends, and everybody to live happily ever afterwards. We cannot help thinking the second act greatly confuses the action of the piece, and its entire omis sio❑ w-uld, in fact, not be a great loss were it not by that means we should lose the opportunity of seeing Mdlte. Stella Colas as the novice Peblo, a mischief loving little fellow, who loves the abbot's oranges, notwithstanding strict orders to the contrary. But the great feature of the play was the embodiment of the part of Donna Flo rinda by the same talented artiste. Her con. ception cf the part of the persecuted Jewess was marked by the greatest intensity and pathos. Her great and grandest effort was the expression of horror at the declaration of his passion by the remorseless King. The feeling of love, scorn, and terror were powerfully represented, and these com bined with the tenderness and grace of the other portions of the part rendered it a performance quite worthy of her exquisite performance of Juliet. It proved that she possesses a talent not confined to one particular " but that in both tragedy and comedy she 14 eq.,al ly cithrming and highly effective. Mr V:ning's Ki .g Philip was also a very admiretb . e performance, and Mr Nelson, as Don Juan, certainly acquitted himself to the greatest satisfactio❑ of the audience. Mt H. Marston as the retired monarch, Charles the Fifth, e.nd. Mr J. W. I.l—y as the aged counsellor, both acted with great tffect ; and Mrs H. Marston as the Gouvernante gave us ore of those lifelike portraitures for which silo is so remarkable Tne play, which was a perfect success, has been mounted in the best manner, and such was the enthusiasm of the audience at the beauty of the interior of the Monastery of St, Just, that the artist had to bow his acknow ledgmenn before silence could be restored. The Ministerial Explanations this Evening, The scene presented in the lobbies of both houses of Parliament this morning was one of great curiosity ; the cause being the great importance attached to the statement of Earl Russell in the House of Lords, and Lord Pamerston in the House of Commons, of the course the Government in tend to pursue in consequence of the non-suc cess that has attended the deliberation of the Conference on the Dano.German question. In compliance with orders, the police in charge of the building open the doors of the House at six o'clock. As usual, that practice was observed this morn ing, and as early as 7 a.m. persons having secured member's orders for the stranger's gallery this evt n ing, began to assemble in the " Waiting Room," a kind of cellar on the basement, beneath the stairs leading to the gallery. The persons in charge of the place compassionately gave the " early birds" the pleasure of a good coal fire, otherwise their long and weary wait, until a quarter before four o'clock p.m., would have been almost impossible. Those, however, who had attended at that early hour in a short time after secured the service of a person to occupy the place for them till a few minutes before tour, and in this way many of the commissionaires and other unem ployed persons were engaged at very remu nerative rates. At eleven o'clock the room was declared quite full, and after that hour the candi dates for admission had to take up their seats in the Sculpture C.)rridor in the order in which they arrived, as in that manner they would past into the gallery. Here, again, men and boys were engaged to sit until four o'clock, and at two o'clock the accommodation here presented wat nearly all occupied. Many of those who had tow been successful in obtaining engagements a " sitters" exacted ' exorbitant fees for convey log refreshments to those who had; and thus laughing sod joking ass carried on as loud as av,t, considered parliamentary. The prices paid to the patient waiters averaged from half a sovereign to half a crown. A telegraphic despatch from Corfu announces that the King of the Hellenes left the lonian Islands yes terday morning, accompanied by Viscount Atuelot, Prinee Gazarine, and Mr. Rurnt,old, the French, Russian, and English Charges d'Affaires, who have attended his Majesty during his journey. The Flandre-Maritime* states that the King of the Belgians and the Duke and Duchess of Brabant and their children intend to make a rather long s t a y this season at Ostend. Preparations are being made for their recep tion at the old Palace in the Rue-Longue. EXECUTION IN FRAN CE.—Frangois known by the name of the Petit Sorcier, who had been condemned to death for murder, underwent the sen tence of the law the day before yesterday at Valenciennes. Since his trial he has been confined in the prison of Douai It was only at six o'clock in the morning that Duwez was informed that hie application for pardon had been re jected, and that he must prepare to die in a few hours. He heard the announcement without much emotion, and then received the last consolations of reli gion from the chaplain of the prison. He was afterwards taken under an escort of gendarmes to the rail way station, and conveyed to the prison at Valenciennes. Immediately after his arrival he went through the ceremony of the toilette, and was placed in a cart and conveyed to the place of execution, escorted by a largo body of gendarmery, to preserve order and protect bim from the immense crowd which had assembled from all parts of the country round. On reaching the scaffold he ascended the steps with firm ness, and delivered himself into the hands of the execu tioners. The next moment all was over. The Gazette des Etrangers states that the in surance offices interested in the case of La Fomerais have decided on paying in lull to Ihe two children of Mdtne. de Pauw the amount cf the insutances elie,ted on her lice. The two young girls will therefore receive between them the sum of 550,000 f, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1864. EARL RUSSELL AND DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, JJNE 25, 10.58, p.m. In to-day's sitting of the Folkething (Lower House of the Rigsraad) the President of the Coun cil, in reply to a question upon the Conference, said : "The Danish Plrnipotentharies were instructed to accept the line of demarca tion of the Schlei, and to agree to a fortnight's prolongation of the armistice, should England firmly adhere to that line. Earl Russell promised that neither would he propose himself nor support the proposal of any other plenipotentiary which would be less favoureble for Denmark unless Den mark herself should consent to such new proposals. Earl Russell, nevertheless, proposed in the sitting of the Conference of the 18th inst. that the question should be su'omitted to arbitration, although Denmark did not consent to this proposal." Bishop Monrad said, in conolusion, "I cannot explain how this proposal was consistent with Earl Russell's promise." OPENING OF THE DANISH RIGSRAAD, SPEECH OF THE KING. COPENHAGEN, JUNE 25, 2 25 P.M. The Rigsraad was opened to-day at noon by the President of the Council, who read the speech from the throne, which contaited the following pas- Sages:— " The threatening crisis of the fatherland and the expenditure necessary for the continuation of war have caused this convocation of the Rigsraad. We have recently learned for how little the clearest right reckons in Europe and how ieolated we Are. We therefore acceded to the painful sacrifice of the country south of the Schlei. The enemy demands more, but we reply negatively, being convinced that the people agree with us. ~ May God grant that, at least in a certain place, the sympathy for us may grow into active support.' WEST INDIA MAIL, SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 27. The royal mail steamship Shannon, from St. Thomas, with the West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails, passed the Needles at 11.15 a.m. today. FRANCE. The Union records that rumours are again afloat in Paris of a new Minister being created, who shall have under his control the post-office, the railways and the telegraphic lines. A NEW SORT OF AUTOGRAPH.—The last number of the Autographe—(a weekly newspaper published in Paris and containing nothing but autographs, ur, to speak more properly, lithographs)—exhibits the signature of a personage who created some sensation a fortnight ago. We mean Vermouth, the famous horAe of M. Delamare. A friend of M. de Ville messant bethought himself of presenting to the noble animal a small board covered with clay, which enabled the conqueror of the English to stretch forth its fo )t and so to ;mpress on it its signature, which the Autographe now reproduces, having previously declared that Vermouth is not a thing, but a glory ! THE GREENBACKS OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS.-- In order to complete the 2,000 francs which he re quires to purchase Mone's life-boat, Alexandre Dumas has hit upon the following process !—lle has cut out several sheets of paper in a great number of little squares, and upon each of them with that same hand from which came oat so many attractive and amusing works, traced those simple words— " In the name of Alone and of myself, thanks—A. Dumas." M. C. Prather distributes those auto. graphs, which can be procured for 10 centimc.s (Id). This, as every body can see, is equ thy simple but ingenious. But there are very few men who cou.d raise the wind by such means. In the midst of the negotiations eng,g.d in at Kissi-gen and C4risbad between the Northern Powers, says the Un.on, the minor Sates Ger many have rx pH:bs e !heir wish to s,c,nd aloof. Tne sovereigns and princes who have repaired to Kissingen have done an act of courtesy, bat did not take any part in the deliberations held by the Em perors of Russia and Austria, the King of Prussia, and their Ministers. This reserved attitude of Ger many is considered a result of the interview of M. de Beast at the Tuileries. Everybody knows that the Saxon Minister is, at the present moment, the representative of the German Diet at the London Conference. The minor States of Germany have, it is said, manifested their intention of departing from that reserved attitude solely in the case when the French Government itself should interfere in the complication, which threaten to happen be tween the Great German Powers and ,England. Moreover, the Cabinet of the Tuileries has not ceased to declare at London, as well as at Berlin, at Vienna, and at Copenhagen, that if war should burst between England and the German Powers on the Danish question, France would preserve a strict neutrality, and watch the march of events. A certain number of French diplomatists, with out any official title, have been sent to Carlsbad, where is also our ambassador at Carlsbad, the Duke de Gramont. The French Government is very anxious to be well acquainted with everything which is said or done in that town. A new Jewish Synagogue, recently erected on the site of the Salt Gran, ry at Lyons, was inaugurated the day before yesteicky. Among the persons present on the occasio❑ were M. Vaisse, Senator, Prefect of the department. The interix . of the building is of great splendour, and the curtain which conceals the tabernacle containing the tables of the law was purchased and presented by the Jewish ladies of the city at a cost of 15,000 f, BOURSE, June 25 .—The market, which at first declined, again rallied on the arrival of the English funds with higher prices, but Threes, fur the Ac count, show. no improvement on previous prices, bwitig now uuvaried at 65fr. 700. Dlohiiier huve advanced to 1,027 f. 50-e. Railway Snares have also slightly recovered. The market closed as follows 4,2 pi,/ Cents. . 93 35 [rattan I.o:tx ....... 69 80 Do. end mouth.... 69 70 Ditto Threes...... 43 75 N. blexicaa • 65 thvsian . • •• ° ° Austrian ........ 82 vanish !iiiiiip neh• 50 Deferred ........ yap,. Cast,. Account, 867 60 865 cB 5 _ 986 25 872 50 .. 875 111011 tn.... 3 per Centb 65 75 Do. end 65 75 Credit 1025 I)( - ) end ninntb.,, 1030 Bank SnareN 3355 Uredit Pono►er 1230 Roman ft♦ EL Orlean Norther?, Lyons and illedilprraneal. New ditto S.Juttiern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lotr bard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona - - 645 - 645 - 500 - 495 - 460 - 460 - 361 25 , • 360 - 400 - 403 75 520 •• 517 50 430 - 4:32 50 566 25 .. 565 255 - PAYMENT OF POLICE FOR SPECIAL SERVICE.— There are ratepayers who are apt to "consider too curicuily" as to parochial expenditure, and in so doing give themselves needless anxiety. Some of these may query to themselves, " whose money is it that pays the policemen who are always to be seen at the Houses of Parliament and other public buildings, as well as in theatres and many private establishments ?" Such economists may rest assured that those special services of the police are all charged to the institutions that receive them, the respective payments being placed to the debit of the metropolitan police fund. The Admiralty is the largest customer for police supervision : that department paid £33,015 for such service, and the War-office—for policemen at Aldershot and other stations—paid £lO,OOO. For their attend ance at the Treasury Offices and Houses of Parliament, £857 was paid ; at the Royal Mint, £460 ; and at the Record Office, £419. The Geological, Science and Art Museums of the Board of Trade cost for police guardian. ship, £2,546; the British Museum, £730; and the two National Galleries—at Trafalgar-square and South Ken sington—cost £1,005 for the protection of their priceless treasures. The inland Revenue Office paid £1,283, mainly for the services of the police at Somerset House ; and a similar sum was paid by the trustees of Greenwich Hoe. piral Public companies, including such as the Crystal Palace and Railway Companies, together with private in dividuals, contribute an aggregate of £5,514 towards the expense of the police; and the Theatres paid £o3, Chattlicres Ittfrrig4 _ . (01111 er ttrallar HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, June 25. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princes!! Louis of Hesse, attended by Madile. de Grancy and Captain von Westerweller, went to Marlborough House yesterday afternoon on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of 'Wales. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice drove out in a carriage and four. The Queen, accompanied by their R9yai Mgt' neses Prince Anted, Princess Helena, and Princess Louise, drove in the grounds this morning. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred kit the Castle early this morning for Portsmouth, attended by Major Cowell, to embark on board her Majesty's ship Racoon, which will proceed immediately to the north of Norway. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, with the infant prince, Albert Victor, arrived at the Castle this afternoon on a visit to the Queen. The Marchioness of Carmarthen and Lord Harris attended the princess. Her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse accompanied the Princess of Wal.:s from London. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise honoured Mr. G. H. Thomas with an inspection of h is p i cture of the " Royal Mar riage" oo Frid a y last. Mr. J. Barrett had the honour of showing bi , ‘, picture of a "Drawing-room at St. Jatneb's Palace to her 111.1jeety and the Royal family on Tuesdal last at Windsor Castle. The Ju , .ge-Advocate•Gmeral had an audience of the Queen. JUNE 26. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena acid Princess Louise went to London last evening, and honoured the performance of Her Majesty'sTheatret Haymarket, with their presence, attended by LadY Caroline Barrington and Lieutenant• Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe. The Princesses returned to Windsor Castle at night. Their Royal HighnEsles the Prince of Wales and Prince Louis of Hesse, attended by Lieutenant" Colonel Keppel and Captain von Westerweller , arrived at the Castle at half-past seven o'clock last evening. Lord Stanley of Alderley and the Rev. C. Kingsley also arrived. Lord Stanley of Alderley had an audience of the Queen. The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wale° , the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princes° Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, with the ladies and gentleman in waiting, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel• The Rev, C. Kingsley officiated. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse, left Marlborough House, soon after eight o'clock on Saturday morning, for Portsmouth• Their royal highnesses were attended by Lieutenant. , Colonel Keppel and Captain ♦on Westerweller. The Princess of Weirs, accompanied by Princess Louis of Hesse, and attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen and Lord Harris, lett Marlborough House at four o'clock to visit the Queen at Windsor Castle. On Ft Hay their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales find Princess Mary of Cambridge honoured M. H. Mathison Hansen, the organist of Roskilde cathedral in DEnmark, by hearing him perform vtl the organ in Westminster Abbey. THE COURT —Her Majesty, accompanied by the younger members of the royal family, is expected to leave Windsor Castle on or about the 9th of next month for Os borne, where the Queen will probably remain a short period, and again return to Windsor Castle for a few days, after which it is understooo that her Majesty will leave fur Scot land where the Court will reside during the autumn. Tue Prince and Princess i t Wales, with their infant son, will probably return to London this day. His Royal Highness Prince Philip of Wurtemat berg has left the Clarence Hotel for the Continent. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelilz left town last evening for Germany ? after a sojourn of some weeks in this country. Viscount Sydney entertained at dinner on Satur• day last, at his house in Cleveland-square, the Earl of l'donntcharles, Viscount Castlerosse, Viscount Enfield, Viscount Torrington, Lord Clarence Paget, Lord Camoye• Lord Methuen, Lord Athlutnney, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Mr Noel Smith, Mr Charles Clements, Sergeant Kinglake. Mr Angerstein, Mrs Handy, Mr C. W. Martin, Mr Geary, Mr Lee, Mr Whattnan, Ste. ViAcountess Palmerston bad a large party on Saturday last at Brockett Hall, Herts. Owing to a pressure of public business the noble Premier remained in town. The Bishop of Oxford has quite recovered from the effects of his recent accident. Lord Hotham entertained a select party at dinner on Saturday at his residence in Grosvenor -street. Lord and Lady Stafford have left Farranee'i Hotel for Cossey Hall, near Norwich. We understand that Major-General W. G. Brown has resigned the command of the troops in China, and returns home to England immediately. He has only held the command since the early part of last y , ar. Among those who are likely to succeed him may be named General Staveley, who held the command before General Brown. But no appointment will be made until the arrangement of the scale of pay and allowances to be given to Gen. Brown's successor is determined.—Army and Navy Gazette. R FASCINATION.—The opinion of Rubini was always to respect. Never, probably, was there another singer who so absolutely commanded the admiration of his brother artists. I remember well that in the " good old times," when he was executing one of his fascinating arias, Lablache and others of " the corps" would linger at the wings, as though unwilling to lose one of his enchanting notes. Considering how unusual it is for one singer to take much interest in the performance of another, this tact is significant of Rueini's power of enhancing the ear of his listeners.—Lumley's Reminiscences of the Opera. THE CAMP OP CHALONB.—This year the force placed under the command of Marshal de Mac* Mahon includes three divisions of in , antry and ono of cavalry; the heads of divisions are Generals d'Autemarre d'Erville, Bourbaki, and Dumont; and of brigades, Gene rals de la Charriere, Guignerd, Montaudon, Baron Sus. bielle. Saurin, Veron de Bellecourt, Ameil, and Count Duhesrne. General Jarras is chief of the staff, and General Laury commands the artillery, The forces consist of twelvo regiments of infantry, three battalions of foot chasseurs, four regiments of cavalry, nine batteries of artillery, four companies of engi , - seers, one gendarmes,of the waggonandworkmen b te pay of o f infirmary a.aiatants, ge n darmes, and workmen i n t he pay o f tee ad winistration—the whole numbering 26,000 men. The cavalry has all arrived since the 15th June. The two finest r.-giments, the 6th and B,h Hussars, are formed into a bri gade under the orders of General Duhesme. Marshal de MacMahon arrived at the camp a week ago, but left imme diately for Paris; he returned three days later with the Duchess de Magenta, who has taken up her residence in the pavillion of the imperial quarters, and which is intended for i h o Empress's suite and foreign princes. The camp is opened, but nothing will be done before the 251 h. The regiments are simply occupying the pla es alluted to them. Each year the residence becomes more easy and more cora.. tenable. The huts are carefully kept, and the regimental gardens are as agreeable to the eye as to the health of the troops, A Washington eespatch of the 14th says—"A scout who arrived here to-night from the front says that Sheridan's cavalry force, which started out on Thurs day last on an extended raid, had not been heard from when he left; but it was the .mpression in the army that he had reached Charlottsville, on his way to Lynchbutgh. The rebel cavalry are not in a condition to seriously impede his successful progress, and he will probably reach the latter point with little or no fighting in the way, From Lynch burgh,his movements will remain a mystery, for the present at least." ARRIVAL OF THE DEERHOUND IN THE HUMBER. —Great excitement prevailed in Hull on Friday owing to the arrival of the Deerhound in the Humber. She left her moorings at Southampton on Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, and at 9 on Thursday evening was anchored off the Corpotation Pier, at Hull. She is an exact counter part of the Alabama. She was built after the same model, in the same ship yard, at Birkenhead, by Messrs. Laird and Co. She is a three-masted vessel, built of steel, with a screw propeller, with a tonnage (builders' measurement) of about 190, and engines of a nominal power of 70 horse. When in her usual trim she steams 20 knots. being about two knots beyond the speed of the Alabama. She carries& crew of 13 wen. The Deerhound wijl proceed truii, ttud to Norway on Monclay.jA very large number of visitors went ou board 913 Friday.